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Great starting debut for Gonzalez. He looked like a right handed version of Chen out there. By that I don't mean the same stuff but the ability to mix and match, hit spots, and stay calm and cool all night. I won't get overexcited as it's just one start but he definitely earned himself a few more starts as he did more than anyone was hoping he would tonight.

A couple of notes from yesterday's game:Hardy has the most accurate arm I've ever seen. It seems like he hits Reynolds' head/chest area every time.Personally, I don't think Pujol's catch was that great. I make that play in practice all the time. You have to watch it the whole time of course. If you can't camp under it, hopefully you are in a position where you are about 2 feet behind where the ball is gonna land. At that point you full extend your arm and hope the ball will land where your glove is placed. Just MO.Pearce has a weird swing. It looks like a lofty, one-handed upper-cut. Gonzalez looked fantastic on the mound. I was really impressed with that play he made on Hunter's bunt. He made some very good hitters like Trout, Kendrick, and Morales.When is Teagarden supposed to be back? Paulino is bad behind the plate and hasn't hit much besides the first game he played.Mark Reynolds keeps getting on base. He is gonna go on a tear sooner or later and carry this team for a week.